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Editor: Could you please describe your professional background? Kessler: I am someone who is called a Jones Day lifer, having started as a summer associate when I was in law school at Ohio State and then having joined the firm when I graduated in 1993. I started in trial practice, and then pretty...
Read MoreWhen Faced With Patent Infringement, The Beauty Of ITC Review
Editor: Please give us some information about your professional background. Namrow: My practice area focuses exclusively on IP litigation, particularly in the last several years on ITC practice. Ihave been involved with more than 20 ITC cases, and I am currently working on a treatise on ITC...
Read MoreD&O, E&O and Fidelity Insurance And The Crisis Recovering From Insurance Companies
Editor: What are the most significant types of claims for recovery against insurance companies being triggered by the financial crisis? Myers : The crisis is obviously spawning very significant claims. Typically, a significant percentage of those claims will be covered by insurance, particularly...
Read MoreGetting The Lead Out: What Every Retailer And Manufacturer Should Know About The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act Of 2008
Following 2007's "summer of recalls," Congress passed the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 ("CPSIA"), which became law on August 14, 2008, and substantially amended the Consumer Product Safety Act ("CPSA"), among other laws. As the Consumer Product Safety Commission has explained,...
Read MoreWinning The Card Game: Preparing Employers For The Employee Free Choice Act
Since the 1970s, the political and economic influence of labor unions has progressively diminished as the number of American workers who belong to unions has decreased. Today, the percentage of private sector workers that belongs to labor unions is less than 8 percent of the total non-governmental...
Read MoreA Law Firm With A Unique Approach
Editor: Please describe your practice area as well as your mandate to expand Jones Day's California practice. Sims: My practice is the full range of antitrust matters. I have a heavy focus on shepherding transactions through the antitrust process in Washington, and also have a regular...
Read MoreBefore You Bet The Company: Know The Odds - Know The True Stakes
Editor: Please tell us about the Litigation Risk Assessment Services and why it was created. Blixt: Abraham Lincoln observed that war is too important to be left to the generals. In the same way, broad strategic decisions about critical corporate litigation sometimes may be too important...
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